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Major Nigerian Headlines For Today, Sunday, May 31st, 2020
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1. 378 In Lagos As Nigeria Records Highest Daily COVID-19 Toll With 553 New Cases
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Saturday announced that the country has recorded five hundred and fifty three new cases.
2. More Than Six Million COVID-19 Cases Confirmed Worldwide
More than six million cases of the novel coronavirus have been officially recorded worldwide, two-thirds of them in Europe and the United states, according to an AFP tally on Saturday.
3. INEC To Proceed With Edo, Ondo Elections As Planned Despite COVID-19
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is set to proceed with the governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states.
4. Covid-19: Wike To Lockdown Rivers Again, See Why
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State on Friday warned that a fresh coronavirus lockdown was imminent in the state if residents continued to disobey the safety rules of physical distancing and wearing of face masks.
5. Body Of Abducted Edo Commissioner, Ediagbonya Found In Forest
The decomposing body of kidnapped Edo State’s former Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Egbe Ediagbonya, has been found in a forest.
6. Gunmen Abduct Businessman In Jigawa
Gunmen on Saturday abducted a famous businessman, Yusuf Maifata, at his home in Sankara community, Ringim Local Government Area of Jigawa State northwest Nigeria.
7. 3 Suspects Involved In Plateau Lecturer’s Death Arrested
Plateau State Police Command has apprehended three suspects believed to have killed a senior lecturer with the University of Jos and kidnapped his six-year-old daughter.
8. Four-Month Old Baby Recovers From COVID-19 In Kaduna
A four-month-old baby who had been battling the COVID-19 in Kaduna State has recovered.
9. Again, Kogi Rejects NCDC Result, Calls it Fictitious
Kogi state has, once again, responded to the Nigeria Centre of Disease Control’s reporting of COVID-19 within its territory.
10. EU Condemns Trump’s Move To Exit WHO As COVID-19 Grips Latin America
US President Donald Trump faced a broad backlash on Saturday over severing ties with the UN’s health agency during a pandemic, as the coronavirus surged in Latin America while Europe further reopened from lockdown.
11. Biafra: Ohanaeze Tells Buhari What To Do To Nnamdi Kanu, Uwazurike, Asari Dokubo
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has told Buhari what to do to Nnamdi Kanu, Uwazuruike and Asari Dokubo over Biafra.
12. COVID-19 In Nigeria: Lagos Coronavirus Deaths Now 50
The Lagos State Coronavirus deaths have risen to 50 with three more deaths recorded on Saturday.
13. NASA Returns To Space Flight With Elon Musk SpaceX
A rocket ship built by Elon Musk’s SpaceX company thundered away from Earth with two Americans on Saturday, ushering in a new era of commercial space travel.
14. “Osinbajo Is No Longer VP, See New Position”
Former Minister for Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has taken to his social media account to mock the Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo over his toilet campaign.
15. Shasha Akowonjo Residents Applaud LASG Over Rehabilitation Of Dilapidated Roads
Residents in Shasha Akowonjo community, Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State, have applauded the Lagos State Government (LASG) led by Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu for the rehabilitation of dilapidated roads in their area after years of neglect, as the ongoing road project in the community is reawakening economic opportunities in the area.
16. Buhari Loses Another Nephew
President Muhammadu Buhari’s nephew, Alhaji Ibrahim Dauda is dead.
17. 286 Evacuees In China Arrive Nigeria
Two hundred and eighty six China returnees have have landed in Nigeria.
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